Friday, June 5, 2026

VIDEO: Common Entrance Exam – Keep it or Scrap it?

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A total of 3 300 students will be writing this year’s Barbados Secondary Schools’ Entrance Examination (BSSEE) on Tuesday, July 5.

This may be the last sitting of the exam as Government signaled its intention to abolish the 11+.

Nation News’ Akeel Lovell speaks with educators about the decision and the state of the education system in Barbados.

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